Facts about planets Flashcards

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1.Smallest planet
2.0 moons
3.It does not have a lot of gas around it

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Mercury

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1.2nd planet
2.brightest planet
3.rotation period is 243 days

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Venus

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1.7l% of it is covered in salt water ocean
2.it is 93 million miles from the sun
3.Without the sun it would be dark and frozen

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Earth

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  1. It is only half size of Earth
  2. 2 moons
    3.Its reddish color is caused by rust
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Mars

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  1. It is the biggest planet
    2.It’s 1,300 times bigger than Earth
    3.It has a big red spot that is actually is a storm
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Jupiter

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1.It is the 2nd largest planet
2.Surface temperature is —193*F
3.rotation period is 10 hours and 39 minutes

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Saturn

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  1. has at least 27 moons
  2. It is the coldest planet
  3. It spins on its side
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Uranus

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1.last planet
2. It’s rings are faint
3.discovered in 1846

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Neptune

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